Monday, May 21, 2018

Event Update For 2018-05-20





The seas, lakes and oceans are now pluming deadly hydrogen sulfide and suffocating methane. Hydrogen sulfide is a highly toxic water-soluble heavier-than-air gas and will accumulate in low-lying areas. Methane is slightly more buoyant than normal air and so will be all around, but will tend to contaminate our atmosphere from the top down. These gases are sickening and killing oxygen-using life all around the world, including human life, as our atmosphere is increasingly poisoned. Because both gases are highly flammable and because our entire civilization is built around fire and flammable fuels, this is leading to more fires and explosions. This is an extinction level event and will likely decimate both the biosphere and human population and it is debatable whether humankind can survive this event.



A. More fires and more explosions, especially along the coasts, but everywhere generally.
B. Many more animal die-offs, of all kinds, and especially oceanic species.
C. More multiples of people will be found dead in their homes, as if they'd dropped dead.
D. More corpses found in low-lying areas, all over the world.
E. More unusual vehicular accidents.
F. Improved unemployment numbers as people die off.




Category: Variety Pack

2018-05-20 - Mysterious explosions in the wee hours alarming people in Bucks County (Pennsylvania):
http://patch.com/pennsylvania/doylestown/cause-mysterious-overnight-explosions-bucks-co-unknown

2018-05-20 - B-1B Lancer bomber bursts into flame, makes emergency landing in Midland (Texas)
http://taskandpurpose.com/b-1b-lancer-emergency-landing/
http://www.military.com/defensetech/2018/05/21/social-media-photos-raise-questions-about-b-1-emergency-landing.html
http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2018/05/18/air-force-b-1-lancer-blew-escape-hatch-in-emergency-landing-but-its-seat-did-not-eject/

Quote: "The 'in-flight emergency' mentioned by the Pentagon was reportedly an engine fire, according to unidentified Air Force personnel who shared accounts with Air Force amn/nco/snco; while the extinguisher systems were activated to put out the blaze, the fire indicator light did not go off after their use, which may have indicated a failure to extinguish the fire. If this reading is accurate, the extinguisher failure could have led to an uncontrolled and catastrophic fire that could have potentially resulted in the complete loss of the aircraft in a rapid period of time."

Quote: "Last week, images surfaced on Facebook purporting to show a burnt-out engine from the incident, as well as photos from The Associated Press and Midland Reporter-Telegram showing that the B-1B, tail number 86-0109, was missing a ceiling hatch, leading to speculation an in-flight ejection was attempted."

Quote: "Fire crews responding to the aircraft used foam on the plane, suggesting the crew had reported an engine fire."

Note: This happened on May 1, but the reason for the emergency landing was not given at that time. So, another plane engine bursting into flame, like the passenger plane that just ignited and crashed and killed 110+ people near the coast in Cuba a few days ago, and the military plane that ignited and crashed and killed 257 people near the coast in Algeria last month, and the private jet that ignited and crashed and killed 11 people in Iran in March, and so on. More flammable gases are entering the atmosphere so more planes are burning and/or smoking and/or exploding, simple as that. Sometimes planes will be hit by a foul odor or chemical smell too, as they fly through invisible clouds of gas containing hydrogen sulfide. This is the 76th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2018...

2018-05-20 - Passenger plane hit by chemical smell, plane makes emergency landing in Albuquerque (New Mexico):
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/San-Diego-Bound-Flight-Diverted-to-Albuquerque-Due-to-Smoke-in-Cabin--483179361.html
http://breakingnewshome.com/index.php/2018/05/21/frontier-flight-from-tulsa-makes-emergency-landing-in-albuquerque-after-smoke-reported-in-cabin/
http://www.kob.com/albuquerque-news/flight-makes-emergency-landing-at-the-sunport/4915829/?cat=504
http://www.koat.com/article/smoke-forces-emergency-landing-at-the-sunport/20769023
http://www.newson6.com/story/38237821/frontier-flight-makes-emergency-landing-in-albuquerque

Quote: "A passenger told NBC 7 she smelled chemicals on the plane and when airline crews spoke over the loudspeaker, she could tell they were wearing masks although masks never deployed for passengers. A Frontier Airlines spokesperson confirmed oxygen masks did not deploy. Frontier Airlines also said the diversion was due to a chemical smell and not due to smoke as airport officials reported."

Quote: "Anzai said emergency crews boarded and checked out the plane, but passengers were told the source of the smell was not found."

Note: That's because the smell didn't come from the plane, it came from the atmosphere through which the plane was flying...

2018-05-20 - Metal recycling center erupts in flame in Birmingham (Alabama):
http://www.wtoc.com/story/38233521/scrap-yard-fire-creates-visible-smoke-across-downtown
http://www.newswest9.com/story/38233521/scrap-yard-fire-creates-visible-smoke-across-downtown
http://www.wtol.com/story/38233521/scrap-yard-fire-creates-visible-smoke-across-downtown
http://www.wsfa.com/story/38233521/scrap-yard-fire-creates-visible-smoke-across-downtown
http://www.wbtv.com/story/38233521/scrap-yard-fire-creates-visible-smoke-across-downtown

2018-05-20 - Underground electrical fire causes blackouts in the Green Lake area in coastal Seattle (Washington):
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/powers-out-around-green-lake-nearly-5000-customers-affected/
http://twitter.com/SEACityLight/status/998259201183924224/photo/1

2018-05-20 - Kilauea's lava reaches the ocean, posing new threat of hydrochloric acid steam, man hit with lava splatter too:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_update&edis_id=VE-20180504-62944-USA
http://www.cnn.com/2018/05/20/us/hawaii-kilauea-volcano-lava-flow/index.html
http://www.yahoo.com/news/latest-lava-hawaii-volcano-flowing-ocean-160827110.html
http://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2018/05/20/6-am-eruption-update-two-flows-entering-ocean-near-mackenzie/
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/05/man-leg-shattered-lava-spatter-hawaii-volcano-180520153716094.html
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2018/05/20/hawaii-volcano-acid-pouring-into-ocean-kilauea-new-threat/627012002/
http://strangesounds.org/2018/05/before-and-after-satellite-images-of-kilauea-volcanic-eruption-in-hawaii-gif.html
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/962755/Hawaii-volcano-eruption-latest-residents-warned-of-acid-steam-as-lava-fills-Pacific-Ocean
http://abcnews.go.com/US/volcanic-activity-hawaii-prompts-evacuations-man-injured-lava/story?id=55304383
http://www.koaa.com/story/38233243/man-injured-by-lava-splatter-from-kilauea-volcano
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/it-hit-him-shin-shattered-12566234

Quote: "After destroying dozens of houses, lava from the Kilauea volcano has now reached the ocean, presenting a new health threat to Hawaii residents. Civil defense authorities on Hawaii posted a warning to stay clear of any lava stream that is flowing into the ocean. When the super hot lava hits the cooler sea water, it produces what is called 'laze,' hydrochloric acid steam that pours into the air along with fine particles of glass."

Quote: "Firefighters in Hawaii said a man suffered a serious injury to his leg when he was hit with lava spatter from the erupting Kilauea volcano. Fire officials said the man was on his third floor balcony of his home on Noni Farms Road when he was hit in the shin, shattering the bottom part of his leg. Spatter can weigh as much as a refrigerator, and even smaller pieces can be deadly."
 



2018-05-20 - Apartment building damaged by explosion and fire in Houston (Texas), 1+ injured:
http://abc13.com/1-person-injured-in-fire-explosion-on-houstons-south-side/3500537/
http://www.khou.com/article/news/local/dozens-evacuated-after-explosion-fire-at-apartments-in-south-houston/285-556416941
http://delrionewsherald.com/news_ap/texas/article_740c2942-0a24-5602-ac35-d3e774598433.html

Quote: "Firefighters arrived to the complex in the 4000 block of Corder around 9 p.m. to reports of an explosion. One person was taken to the hospital, officials said. Another person was reported missing."

2018-05-20 - Mysterious explosion and fire damages home in Lincoln (Nebraska):
http://www.wowt.com/content/news/First-there-was-this-loud-boom---the-rest-is-a-little-fuzzy-483148241.html
http://www.sott.net/article/386160-Loud-boom-gaping-hole-and-smell-of-smoke-leaves-Nebraska-family-puzzled

Note: These are the 126th and 127th residential explosions in 2018...

2018-05-20 - Electrical substation damaged by fire in Gurugram (India):
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/fire-in-substation-triggers-outage/articleshow/64250141.cms

2018-05-20 - Transformer bursts into flame on street in coastal Bayonne (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2018/05/transformer_fires_cause_power_outages_in_bayonne_j.html
http://www.topix.com/city/jersey-city-nj/2018/05/transformer-fires-cause-power-outages-in-bayonne-jersey-city

2018-05-20 - Fishing ship 'Adriana' destroyed by fire at 3:30 AM off the coast of Oaxaca (Mexico):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Centenario-9396098.html
http://www.nvinoticias.com/nota/92735/se-incendia-atunero-frente-las-costas-de-chacahua-oaxaca
http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/estados/rescatan-24-pescadores-de-barco-atunero-incendiado-en-oaxaca

Quote: "Early on May 19, 2018, the Mexican tuna boat 'Adriana' caught fire 150 nautical miles south of the Chacahua Bay, off the coast of Oaxaca. Its 24 crew members were rescued by the 'Centenario' which was sailing in the area. The tanker which was heading to Salina Cruz from San Carlos, Baja California, had received a distress call at 3.30 a.m. At 4.02 a.m. the crew observed flares and found the burning vessel."

Note: This is the 439th boat/ship to burn/explode in 2018...

2018-05-20 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on Bennetts Road in Keresley (Britain):
http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/drama-keresley-bus-bursts-flames-14685659
http://coventryobserver.co.uk/news/second-keresley-bus-fire-in-a-year-prompts-safety-fears/

Note: This is the 308th bus to burn in 2018...

2018-05-20 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-20 near Marshall (Texas):
http://www.ksla.com/story/38233787/fire-destroys-18-wheeler-at-least-1-lane-of-eastbound-i-20e-in-east-texas-is-back-open
http://www.kltv.com/story/38233787/fire-destroys-18-wheeler-at-least-1-lane-of-eastbound-i-20e-in-east-texas-is-back-open
http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/38233787/fire-destroys-18-wheeler-at-least-1-lane-of-eastbound-i-20e-in-east-texas-is-back-open
http://www.ktbs.com/news/east-texas/tractor-trailer-fire-slows-down-traffic-on-i--in/article_29fba878-5c82-11e8-b572-838e893e40af.html
http://www.ktre.com/story/38233787/fire-destroys-18-wheeler-at-least-1-lane-of-eastbound-i-20e-in-east-texas-is-back-open

2018-05-20 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-70 near Plainfield (Indiana):
http://twitter.com/WTHRcom/status/998158955653287936

Quote: "Semi fire has all but left lane closed on eastbound I-70 between Plainfield and airport."

2018-05-20 - Tractor trailers, trucks, cars and more destroyed by massive blaze in Al Batha (Saudi Arabia):
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/region/saudi-arabia/video-trucks-cars-destroyed-in-major-fire-on-uae-saudi-border-
http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/emergencies/video-uae-saudi-arabia-tackle-raging-fire-at-border-1.2224571

Quote: "The fire incident, which happened for the second time in the last 10 years, engulfed dozens of trucks, goods and imported cars."

Note: At least two big rigs burned there, so I'll just call it two to be conservative...

2018-05-20 - In three separate incidents, tractor trailer and two cars burst into flame in Queensland (Australia):
http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/news/townsville/crews-rush-to-douse-three-vehicle-fires/news-story/81ca4805785a835514bff86d68a703ea
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/crews-rush-to-douse-three-vehicle-fires/news-story/81ca4805785a835514bff86d68a703ea

Quote: "Emergency services are rushing to deal with a truck fire near Hughenden this morning. A Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman said crews were heading to the prime mover fire on Aramac Torrens Creek Rd. The fire was about 15km south of Torrens Creek."

Quote: "Besides this morning’s incident on the road, police and firefighters had to help extinguish two car fires overnight in North Queensland. The first was at Home Hill about 10pm on Sunday. A Queensland Fire and Emergency Services spokeswoman said the car fire was at a home on Kirknie Rd."

Quote: "Another car fire was reported about 3am today on Mayneside Circuit, Annandale."

Note: These are the 968th, 969th, 970th, 971st and 972nd tractors/tankers/semis to burn/explode in 2018...

2018-05-20 - Box truck bursts into flame on East Lynchburg Salem Turnpike in Bedford (Virginia):
http://www.wdbj7.com/content/news/Truck-fire-contained-in-Bedford-483177731.html
http://www.virginiafirst.com/news/local-news/crews-fight-a-truck-fire-in-bedford/1190495667
http://wset.com/news/local/bedord-fire-dept-responds-to-truck-fire

2018-05-20 - Truck bursts into flame on the Newell Highway in Narrandera (Australia):
http://www.areanews.com.au/news/local-news/5414253/road-closure-on-newell-highway-due-to-truck-fire/

2018-05-20 - RV bursts into flame in Mansfield Woodhouse (Britain):
http://www.chad.co.uk/news/motorhome-fire-in-mansfield-woodhouse-1-9172649
http://www.ambervalley.info/rssarticle.asp?articleid=4662019

Note: This is the 247th RV to burn/explode in 2018...

2018-05-20 - SUV bursts into flame at 11:50 PM on the A41 in Albrighton (Britain):
http://www.shropshirefire.gov.uk/63117

2018-05-20 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on Breslin Road in Joppa (Maryland):
http://www.wmar2news.com/news/region/harford-county/fire-torches-truck-in-joppa

2018-05-20 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on street in Spring Valley (New York):
http://hudsonvalley.news12.com/story/38235498/pickup-truck-catches-fire-in-spring-valley
http://www.news12.com/story/38235498/pickup-truck-catches-fire-in-spring-valley

2018-05-20 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked near the site of the previous day's huge fire in Brandon (Canada):
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/truck-burns-near-site-brandon-blaze-1.4671475

Quote: "As a small crowd of people gathered to look over the destruction in downtown Brandon, down the street a truck burst into flames Sunday afternoon."

Quote: "Bickerton said he has no idea why his truck caught fire, adding it was in good shape."

2018-05-20 - Classic Corvette Stingray bursts into flame on Route 17 in Paramus (New Jersey):
http://paramus.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/classic-corvette-catches-fire-in-paramus-on-way-to-car-show/737421/
http://northernhighlands.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/classic-corvette-catches-fire-in-paramus-on-way-to-car-show/737421/

2018-05-20 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads to home, in Ephrata Township (Pennsylvania), nobody there:
http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/fire-leaps-from-burning-car-to-ephrata-township-home/article_f7dd323e-5c78-11e8-a94c-0732b7be474a.html
http://www.bradfordera.com/news/state/fire-leaps-from-burning-car-to-ephrata-township-home/article_199b36ea-b973-5660-99a2-efe2f48eaf70.html

Quote: "No one was home when the fire broke out in the car, but passersby stopped and attempted to extinguish the car fire. Flames then extended to the nearby house."

2018-05-20 - Car bursts into flame on street in Mohali (India):
http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/narrow-escape-for-two-as-car-catches-fire-in-mohali/592502.html

2018-05-20 - Car bursts into flame on highway near Phagwara (India):
http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jalandhar/vehicle-catches-fire-residents-escape-unhurt/592552.html

2018-05-20 - Car bursts into flame on Parkgate Road in Chester (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-fire-in-chester_21-05-2018_8-24-01

2018-05-20 - Car bursts into flame on the M20 near Ashford (Britain):
http://www.kentlive.news/news/kent-news/shocking-footage-m20-car-fire-1589618

2018-05-20 - Car bursts into flame at 5:31 AM on the M180 in Humberside (Britain):
http://www.humbersidefire.gov.uk/newsroom/incidents

Quote: "Humberside, Mw M18. Sun 20 May 2018 05:31 (No:09730) Car fire, two hose reels and one BA."

2018-05-20 - Car bursts into flame on Walnut Way in Hyde Heath (Britain):
http://bucksfire.gov.uk/latest-incidents/

Quote: "Sunday 20 May, 2.35pm Fire in boot of car, Walnut Way, Hyde Heath. One appliance and crew from Amersham attended. The fire was out on arrival. Firefighters used a thermal imaging camera."

2018-05-20 - Minivan and home destroyed by fire, another home damaged, in Ada (Minnesota):
http://www.kvrr.com/2018/05/20/fire-destroys-one-house-damages-another-ada/
http://www.wday.com/news/fires/4448875-one-home-destroyed-another-heavily-damaged-after-fire-ada-mn

2018-05-20 - SUV and home go up in flames in coastal Providence (Rhode Island):
http://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/crews-battle-house-fire-in-east-providence/1190106797

Quote: "The home had visible damage to the backside and several floors, including a garage where a charred vehicle remained."

2018-05-20 - Three vehicles and Crater Lake Bed and Breakfast go up in flames in Chiloquin (Oregon):
http://www.heraldandnews.com/breaking/crater-lake-bed-and-breakfast-in-fort-klamath-damaged-by/article_51dc6904-604f-5fcc-923e-83481013d414.html

Quote: "A fireman reportedly suffered chest pains and had to be airlifted by helicopter from the site."

2018-05-20 - Barn destroyed by fire in Anslow (Britain):
http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/news/burton-news/barn-fire-anslow-1590256

2018-05-20 - Brush fires close I-17 and State Route 87 near New River (Arizona):
http://www.azcentral.com/videos/news/local/arizona-wildfires/2018/05/20/fullsizerender/627399002/
http://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/arizona-news/fire-crews-battle-brush-fires-on-highway-87-interstate-17
http://www.12news.com/article/news/local/arizona/closure-on-i-17-mile-post-236-due-to-brush-fire/75-556259218

2018-05-20 - Wildfire sends people fleeing near Lake Winnipegosis (Canada):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20180521-63196-CAN

2018-05-20 - Wildfire destroys 13 homes along the shores of Meadow Lake (Canada):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20180522-63214-CAN
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/13-cottages-destroyed-by-wildfire-sask-1.4672371?cmp=rss

Quote: "The properties, which are seasonal, are all on the lakefront."

2018-05-20 - Wildfire breaks out in coastal Edinburgh (Scotland), 1 injured:
http://www.minsterfm.com/news/national/2584485/firefighters-tackle-large-fire-at-arthurs-seat-in-edinburgh/
http://www.runcornandwidnesworld.co.uk/news/national/16238244.Person_injured_as_wildfire_breaks_out_across_Arthur___s_Seat/
http://www.chesterstandard.co.uk/news/national/16238244.Person_injured_as_wildfire_breaks_out_across_Arthur___s_Seat/

2018-05-20 - Around 1000 bales of hay go up in flames at 2 AM near the Gila River in Buckeye (Arizona):
http://azdailysun.com/news/state-and-regional/nearly-bales-of-hay-burned-in-fire-in-the-buckeye/article_c3786227-17a5-5cc7-8e0d-cdb2a3be46a6.html

2018-05-20 - Nightclub heavily damaged by fire at 1 AM in Milwaukee (Wisconsin):
http://www.wisn.com/article/firefighters-battle-2-alarm-fire-in-milwaukee/20763240
http://www.wisn.com/article/witness-video-shows-fire-at-escape-nightclub/20765060

2018-05-20 - Paper mill damaged by fire in Green Bay (Wisconsin):
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/2018/05/20/green-bay-fire-procter-gamble-paper-mill/626772002/
http://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/local-news/crews-respond-to-fire-at-procter-and-gamble-mill/1189371388

2018-05-20 - Mobile home destroyed by fire in Wicomico (Virginia):
http://wtkr.com/2018/05/20/firefighters-respond-to-trailer-fire-in-gloucester-county/

2018-05-20 - Mobile home destroyed by fire in Chesterfield (Virginia):
http://www.wric.com/news/local-news/fire-engulfs-mobile-home-in-chesterfield/1190098531
http://www.nbc12.com/story/38234154/1-person-displaced-in-mobile-home-fire

2018-05-20 - Home damaged by fire at 11 PM in coastal Myrtle Beach (South Carolina):
http://www.wbtw.com/news/grand-strand/red-cross-helps-three-victims-of-myrtle-beach-house-fire/1190556729

2018-05-20 - Home heavily damaged by fire in Dallas (Oregon):
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2018/05/21/house-fire-displaces-family-five-dallas-stettler-street/628102002/

2018-05-20 - Home heavily damaged by fire in coastal Norfolk (Virginia), nobody there:
http://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/local/mycity/norfolk/firefighter-treated-for-heat-exhaustion-battling-norfolk-fire/291-556467685
http://wtkr.com/2018/05/20/36-firefighters-respond-to-fire-in-norfolk/

2018-05-20 - Home destroyed by fire near Raccoon River Park in West Des Moines (Iowa):
http://www.kcci.com/article/roof-collapses-as-west-des-moines-crews-battle-house-fire/20762231
http://whotv.com/2018/05/19/two-alarm-fire-destroys-west-des-moines-home/
http://whoradio.iheart.com/content/2018-05-20-west-des-moines-woman-and-dogs-escape-fire-covered-in-soot/

2018-05-20 - Home destroyed by fire in Williston (North Dakota):
http://www.kfyrtv.com/content/news/42-respond-to-house-fire-in-Williston-483155471.html
http://www.willistonherald.com/news/man-rescued-from-fire-saturday-in-williston/article_e6a87a8a-5be4-11e8-a3d9-47c13d4e09a5.html

2018-05-20 - Home destroyed by fire in Inman (South Carolina), dog killed:
http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/38233305/dispatch-crews-responding-to-house-fire-in-inman
http://www.cleveland19.com/story/38233305/dispatch-crews-responding-to-house-fire-in-inman

2018-05-20 - Home destroyed by fire in Bakersfield (California):
http://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/firefighters-battle-house-fire-in-east-bakersfield

2018-05-20 - Home and barn destroyed by fire in Orvil Township (Illinois):
http://www.week.com/story/38234047/barn-house-are-total-losses-after-large-fire

2018-05-20 - In separate incidents, home and mobile home destroyed by fire in Puslinch (Canada):
http://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/two-homes-destroyed-in-pair-of-puslinch-fires-1.3939158

2018-05-20 - Apartment building damaged by fire in South Oakland area in Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), 2 injured:
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2018/05/20/south-oakland-ward-street-fire/
http://www.wtae.com/article/two-taken-to-hospital-in-smoky-fire-at-south-oakland-home/20767759
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2018/05/20/Oakland-fire/stories/201805200169

2018-05-20 - Apartment building heavily damaged by fire in Las Vegas (Nevada):
http://news3lv.com/news/local/nine-displaced-in-fire-that-damages-three-west-valley-apartments

2018-05-20 - Deadly fire destroys home at 7:30 AM in Norway (Maine), 1 killed:
http://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/fire-in-norway-kills-one-man/97-556188000
http://www.wmtw.com/article/crews-respond-to-norway-structure-fire/20763645
http://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2018/05/20/fire-sweeps-through-maine-home-leaving-1-man-dead
http://www.centralmaine.com/2018/05/20/house-fire-claims-the-life-of-norway-man-68/
http://wgme.com/news/local/man-dies-in-norway-house-fire

2018-05-20 - Deadly fire destroys home in Rochester (Massachusetts), 1 killed:
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2018/05/20/rochester-fatal-fire-walnut-plain-road/
http://sippican.villagesoup.com/p/one-dead-in-rochester-house-fire/1750093
http://www.wcvb.com/article/one-dead-after-fire-in-rochester/20764709
http://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/Rochester-Home-Heavily-Damaged-in-Fire-483152661.html
http://www.wickedlocal.com/news/20180520/update-man-killed-in-rochester-house-fire-sunday-identified

2018-05-20 - Deadly fire burns apartment building on West Cook Street in Portage (Wisconsin), 900 feet from the Wisconsin River, 1 killed:
http://943jackfm.com/news/articles/2018/may/20/toddler-killed-in-portage-fire/
http://www.channel3000.com/news/ram-hotel-fire-closes-highway-51-in-downtown-portage-deputies-say-1/744073684
http://www.wiscnews.com/portagedailyregister/news/local/fire-kills-one-in-downtown-portage/article_a5e51d56-fdb2-56ff-ae7f-59e6be7c5b8a.html

2018-05-20 - Vacant home burns in Shreveport (Louisiana):
http://www.ksla.com/story/38234422/fire-burns-vacant-house

2018-05-20 - Vacant home goes up in flames, fire spreads to two occupied homes, in coastal New Orleans (Louisiana):
http://www.nola.com/traffic/index.ssf/2018/05/3_families_displaced_after_2-a.html
http://www.wwltv.com/article/news/local/three-families-displaced-after-two-alarm-fire-in-st-roch/289-556594295
 



2018-05-20 - Three girls, 7, 8 and 9, found dead in watery ditch in Kutubpur (India):
http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/three-girls-drown-in-water-filled-ditch-118052000274_1.html
http://www.dailypioneer.com/nation/six-children-drown-in-two-separate-incidents.html

2018-05-20 - Three girls found dead in watery ditch in Bihar (India):
http://www.dailypioneer.com/nation/six-children-drown-in-two-separate-incidents.html
http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/six-children-drown-in-two-separate-incidents-118052000522_1.html

2018-05-20 - Woman and two girls, 22, 16 and 16, die in pond in Machindranath Chincholi (India), 2 men die at water park too:
http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/five-drown-in-separate-incidents-in-maha-118052000444_1.html
http://www.uniindia.com/~/three-young-girls-drown-in-irrigation-project-in-jalna/States/news/1236494.html
http://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/five-drown-in-separate-incidents-in-maha/1312462

2018-05-20 - Man and son, 28 and 7, go fishing, next seen dead in creek, in Thane (India):
http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/father-and-7-year-old-son-go-fishing-drown-in-thane-creek/story-XpSihT7WwVNuRZw1hR7nyK.html

2018-05-20 - Two people, 17 and 19, die in water in Haripur (Pakistan):
http://www.dawn.com/news/1408947
 



2018-05-20 - Man, 19, found dead in canal in Caldwell (Idaho):
http://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/police-investigating-after-apparent-drowning-in-caldwell-canal/277-556428622
http://idahonews.com/news/local/body-found-in-canal-in-caldwell
http://idaho.liveuamap.com/en/2018/21-may-police-are-investigating-after-a-19yearold-man-was

2018-05-20 - Man, 49, security guard, drops dead at work in Las Vegas (Nevada):
http://medium.com/@hallthetraveler/local-las-vegas-man-found-dead-at-security-job-8b23f0944d89

2018-05-20 - Man, 49, found dead under riding mower near pond in Porter Township (Indiana):
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/man-found-dead-under-lawnmower-in-northwest-indiana/
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/porter/coroner-rural-porter-county-man-found-dead-early-sunday-under/article_c89996e2-0254-5b3c-a2bd-d5b8a48d0d7d.html
http://www.timesunion.com/news/article/NW-Indiana-man-found-dead-beneath-overturned-lawn-12930675.php

2018-05-20 - Woman, early 50s, found dead on bike path on the Conner Creek Greenway in Detroit (Michigan):
http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/local-news/woman-found-dead-near-conner-creek-greenway-in-detroit
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2018/05/20/woman-body-found-detroit-east-side/627081002/

2018-05-20 - Man found dead in creek in coastal Oakland (California):
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2018/05/20/body-found-creek-near-oakland-coliseum/
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/05/20/mans-body-found-in-creek-in-san-francisco-bay-area/
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Body-Found-Water-Channel-Oakland-Coliseum-483158461.html
http://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/california/articles/2018-05-20/mans-body-found-in-creek-in-san-francisco-bay-area
http://www.eastbaytimes.com/2018/05/20/partially-decomposed-body-found-in-east-oakland-creek/

2018-05-20 - Man dies after being pulled from the Napa River in Napa Valley (California):
http://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/authorities-man-dies-after-being-pulled-from-napa-river/article_5ceeded6-5f9d-5e87-8c93-b043d62cfd5d.html

2018-05-20 - Man, 25, saves girl then dies himself in Lake Ray Roberts near Denton (Texas):
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Man-Drowns-in-Lake-Ray-Roberts-483158831.html
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/accidental-death/2018/05/20/north-texas-man-drowns-after-saving-child-lake-ray-roberts
http://www.dentonrc.com/news/crime/blotter/blotter-man-drowns-at-ray-roberts-lake-on-saturday-afternoon/article_10f36e4d-4d89-5e6e-986b-211f062f81b7.html

2018-05-20 - Woman, 48, dies in Lake Sam Rayburn in Sabine County (Texas):
http://www.ksla.com/story/38232481/one-woman-confirmed-dead-after-drowning-at-lake-sam-rayburn

2018-05-20 - Person found dead in Lake Texoma (Texas):
http://www.kxii.com/content/news/Body-recovered-from-Lake-Texoma--483157081.html

2018-05-20 - Man found dead in Swan Creek in Toledo (Ohio):
http://www.13abc.com/content/news/Toledo-police-investigating-mans-death-483162731.html

2018-05-20 - Man found dead in the Wisconsin River near Port Edwards (Wisconsin):
http://www.wsaw.com/content/news/Body-Found--483166191.html
http://wsau.com/news/articles/2018/may/21/body-pulled-from-river/
http://www.wisconsinrapidstribune.com/story/news/2018/05/20/officials-discover-dead-body-wisconsin-river-near-port-edwards/627624002/
http://www.wjfw.com/storydetails/20180520211018/body_found_in_wisconsin_river_north_of_the_centralia_dam
http://www.waow.com/story/38234218/2018/05/20/body-found-in-wisconsin-river-in-wood-co

2018-05-20 - Man found dead in submerged pickup truck in the Coosa River in Gadsden (Alabama):
http://abc3340.com/news/local/search-underway-after-vehicle-drives-off-meighan-bridge-in-gadsden
http://www.wlox.com/story/38233255/search-crews-find-truck-that-went-off-meighan-bridge
http://www.kfvs12.com/story/38233255/update-body-found-in-truck-pulled-from-coosa-river-in-gadsden

2018-05-20 - Woman, 31, found dead in the Blue River east of New Pekin (Indiana):
http://www.wave3.com/story/38235482/body-found-in-blue-river
http://wslmradio.com/2018/05/19/police-find-female-body-in-blue-river-near-pekin/
http://www.wlky.com/article/isp-investigates-after-womans-body-found-in-blue-river/20769595
http://www.newsandtribune.com/news/body-found-in-blue-river-near-pekin/article_31921820-5c54-11e8-a63a-ff80b1e117cd.html

2018-05-20 - Man, 64, found dead in East Otto (New York):
http://www.wkbw.com/news/body-found-in-cattaraugus-county
http://www.wgrz.com/article/news/local/report-body-of-missing-california-man-found-in-east-otto/71-556214113

2018-05-20 - Person found dead in the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon (Canada):
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/body-river-saskatoon-found-1.4671455
http://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/body-recovered-from-river-in-saskatoon
http://globalnews.ca/news/4221315/body-south-saskatchewan-river-saskatoon/
http://saskatoon.ctvnews.ca/body-recovered-from-south-saskatchewan-river-1.3938542
http://country105.com/news/4221315/body-south-saskatchewan-river-saskatoon/

Quote: "On May 3, the fire department discovered the body of a 25-year-old man near Broadway Bridge during a training exercise. Saskatoon police said foul play was not a factor in that man's death."

2018-05-20 - Man, 63, drops dead at workshop in West Croydon (Australia), 4 miles from the coast:
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/law-order/man-found-dead-in-motorbike-workshop-at-croydon-west/news-story/3d1d7891ac791516836ee59a760282a7
http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/news/national/the-pulse-sas-breaking-news-blog-man-found-dead-in-motorbike-workshop-at-west-croydon/news-story/c1551665c2cde30ec8b7508b032f29d7
http://www.news.com.au/national/breaking-news/mans-body-found-at-adelaide-business/news-story/216dbfd3bcbc096580fb506574b437ee
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5751723/Police-investigating-death-man-West-Croydon.html
http://www.power100.com.au/news/local-news/141242-man-found-dead-in-motorbike-workshop

2018-05-20 - Man, 35, dies in swimming pool in Delhi (India):
http://www.dailypioneer.com/city/software-engineer-dies-mysteriously-in-dda-pool.html

Quote: "Meanwhile, family members of Nitin Gupta told police that he has been going for swimming classes for the past three to four years. 'The family members of the deceased told us that he knew swimming well,' said a senior police officer."

2018-05-20 - Man, 25, found dead in the Nambul River in Imphal (India):
http://www.imphaltimes.com/news/item/11322-dead-body-found

2018-05-20 - Man found dead in marshy area in Somerleyton (Britain):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-suffolk-44197308
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/body-found-on-suffolk-marsh-after-rave-1-5526158
http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/police-body-somerleyton-rave-death-1-5526150

2018-05-20 - Man, 40, found dead near Oliver Road in Balby, Doncaster (Britain):
http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/man-s-body-found-in-doncaster-police-investigating-unexplained-death-1-9172658
 



2018-05-20 - Firefighter, man, has 'medical emergency', fire truck slams into tree, in Columbus (Kansas):
http://www.ozarksfirst.com/news/columbus-ks-fire-truck-crashes-after-driver-suffers-medical-emergency-/1190066109
http://www.ksnt.com/news/kansas/kansas-firefighter-crashes-fire-truck-into-tree/1189933715
http://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/missouri/columbus-ks-fire-truck-crashes-after-driver-suffers-medical-emergency-dlvritqtwy4b-httpstcog0s9p5g4wm/
http://www.fireapparatusmagazine.com/articles/pt/2018/05/kansas-firefighter-crashes-fire-truck-into-tree.html
http://www.dailydispatch.com/NationalNews/2018/May/21/Kansas.Fire.Truck.Crashes.After.Driver.Suffers.Medical.Emergency.aspx
http://www.firefighterclosecalls.com/336822-2/

Quote: "A Southeast Kansas firefighter is under observation after a medical emergency causes him to lose consciousness resulting in the truck he was driving to leave the roadway. Shortly after nine the morning Columbus Fire and Rescue was responding to a fire alarm. The driver of the truck suffered a medical emergency causing him to pass out while driving. The truck traveled off the road and collided with a tree leaving the truck out of service."

2018-05-20 - Man, 58, has 'medical event', pickup truck crashes into home, in coastal Dover (New Hampshire), 1 injured:
http://www.wmur.com/article/man-hospitalized-after-crashing-into-house-in-dover/20764898
http://www.wmtw.com/article/man-hospitalized-after-crashing-into-house-in-dover/20768591
http://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-hampshire/articles/2018-05-21/police-driver-suffers-medical-event-crashes-into-house
http://www.heraldcourier.com/news/police-driver-suffers-medical-event-crashes-into-house/article_f854040c-714a-547a-a17e-fc03ce5b12fc.html
http://article.wn.com/view/2018/05/21/Police_Driver_suffers_medical_event_crashes_into_house_g/
http://www.fosters.com/news/20180520/pickup-truck-crashes-into-garage-utility-pole-in-dover
http://www.facebook.com/wmtwtv/posts/10155676616754211

Quote: "Officials say the driver of a pickup truck suffered a medical event, causing him to crash through the garage of a New Hampshire home."

2018-05-20 - Driver has 'medical emergency', car overturns off road, in coastal Burien (Washington):
http://b-townblog.com/2018/05/20/driver-suffers-medical-emergency-crashes-flips-car-in-burien-sunday/

Quote: "Initial information is the driver suffered a medical emergency. Thankfully the driver only suffered minor scrapes and was freed from the car by our officers."

2018-05-20 - Small plane lands at airport, runs off runway, crashes into fence, in Marlborough (Massachusetts):
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2018/05/20/marlboro-airport-plane-into-fence/
http://patch.com/massachusetts/marlborough/plane-overshoots-runway-marlboro-airport
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/05/20/small-passenger-airplane-crashes-marlboro-airport/Z4IrNIDGVXp3o5W3lgadRJ/story.html
http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/20180520/no-injuries-when-plane-went-off-runway-at-marlborough-airport

2018-05-20 - Helicopter crashes into marsh in Boutte (Louisiana), near the coast, 1 killed, 2 injured:
http://www.nola.com/traffic/index.ssf/2018/05/helicopter_crashes_with_four_o.html
http://www.nola.com/traffic/index.ssf/2018/05/boutte_helicopter_crash.html
http://www.wdsu.com/article/helicopter-crashes-near-boutte-with-three-on-board/20764476
http://www.wwltv.com/article/news/local/st-charles/update-one-person-dead-two-injured-after-helicopter-crash-in-boutte-officials-say/289-556210366
http://okcfox.com/news/local/oklahoma-man-dies-in-helicopter-crash-in-louisiana
http://www.sunherald.com/news/nation-world/article211550679.html

2018-05-20 - Passenger bus slams into heavy truck near Sira (India), 7 killed, 20 injured:
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/seven-killed-at-tumakuru-district-after-bus-rams-into-lorry/article23946521.ece

2018-05-20 - Passenger bus crashes into monsoon drain near Kepala Batas (Malaysia), 5 injured:
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/bus-plunges-monsoon-drain-near-164759664.html
http://kopitiambot.com/2018/05/21/bus-plunges-into-monsoon-drain-near-kepala-batas-five-injured/

2018-05-20 - Tanker truck trailer overturns on I-15 near Bountiful (Utah):
http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/nation-and-world/i-15-reopens-north-of-salt-lake-city-after-tanker-rollover/
http://fox13now.com/2018/05/20/semi-truck-loses-trailer-on-i-15-northbound-spilling-hazardous-material/
http://www.ksl.com/article/46324029/northbound-i-15-reopens-in-bountiful-after-crash-hazmat-situation
http://www.good4utah.com/news/local-news/i-15-freeway-closed-near-bountiful-after-semi-truck-crash-spills-hazardous-material/1189425111
http://www.richmond.com/news/ap/tanker-rollover-closes-lane-of-interstate-near-bountiful/article_c6be31cf-319e-574f-ae62-b9c1b1d8c4db.html
http://www.heraldextra.com/news/state-and-regional/tanker-rollover-closes-lane-of-interstate-near-bountiful/article_9c21314f-4463-5dfd-9cf2-fdfe6f4ad2d3.html

2018-05-20 - SUV veers off road, crashes into creek, in Orangeburg County (South Carolina), 1 killed:
http://thetandd.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/woman-killed-after-suv-hits-creek-in-orangeburg-county/article_7ad76424-286e-51b5-a1d4-112480a01b8f.html

2018-05-20 - Pickup truck veers off road at 11 PM, hits utility pole, bursts into flame, in Morgan County (Missouri), 1 injured:
http://www.newstribune.com/news/local/story/2018/may/21/moderate-injuries-in-car-wreck-fire/727221/
http://www.krmsradio.com/truck-catches-fire-after-accident-in-morgan-county/

2018-05-20 - Car hits tanker truck head-on, on Highway 166 near New Cuyama (California), 2 killed, 1 injured:
http://www.keyt.com/news/santa-maria-north-county/possible-fatal-crash-on-hwy-166-near-cuyama/744161083
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/article211583489.html

2018-05-20 - Car crashes off bridge before 7 AM, lands on road below, on I-80 near Des Moines (Iowa), 1 killed, 2 injured:
http://www.kcci.com/article/one-dead-as-car-flies-off-i-80-bridge/20763629
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2018/05/20/des-moines-fatal-crash-iowa-polk-county-dead-interstate-80-sheriff-office-crashes-brent-long/626932002/

2018-05-20 - Car veers off road, crashes into parked semi, on I-65 near Louisville (Kentucky), 1 killed:
http://www.k105.com/2018/05/21/driver-killed-after-leaving-i-65-and-hitting-disabled-semi-truck/

2018-05-20 - Car crashes at 3:30 AM on US 183 in Travis County (Texas), 1 killed:
http://www.kxan.com/news/local/travis-county/man-in-his-20s-killed-in-sunday-crash/1189331491

2018-05-20 - Car veers off road, crashes into creek, in Fort Wayne (Indiana), 1 injured:
http://www.wane.com/news/local-news/woman-crashes-into-ditch-on-west-jefferson-blvd/1189877534
 



2018-05-20 - Naked man, 31, runs down street shortly before 6 AM, plays with tree branch, gets arrested, in Little Rock (Arkansas):
http://katv.com/news/local/naked-runner-arrested-in-north-little-rock

Quote: "A man who was running naked Sunday morning in North Little Rock was arrested, police reported. Officers received a report shortly before 6 a.m. that the man was running along Fairway Avenue. They encountered a naked Max Waggoner, 31, at Fairway Avenue and Topf Road, according to a police report. Waggoner was reportedly playing with a tree branch."
 



2018-05-20 - Rattlesnake falls into canoe and attacks man on the Edisto River (South Carolina):
http://www.sunherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article211609889.html
 



2018-05-20 - Landslides damage or destroy 27 homes in Polk County (North Carolina), 1 killed:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=LS-20180521-63198-USA
http://www.wspa.com/news/27-homes-destroyed-damaged-by-floods-in-polk-co/1190182663

2018-05-20 - Huge sinkhole opens near home in Apopka (Florida):
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/orange-county-officials-investigating-sinkhole-in-apopka
http://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/news/2018/05/19/sinkhole-opens-up-near-apopka-home
http://www.fox35orlando.com/news/local-news/apopka-sinkhole-stands-at-20-feet-wide-and-20-feet-deep

2018-05-20 - Huge sinkhole opens and swallows cars in Hangzhou (China):
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5752699/Massive-sinkhole-suddenly-opens-swallowing-three-cars-Chinese-construction-site.html
http://www.sott.net/article/386168-Huge-sinkhole-swallows-3-cars-at-construction-site-in-east-China
 



2018-05-20 - Overpass collapses and crushes two vehicles near coastal Manila (Philippine Islands):
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1744003/Manila/Local-News/Flyover-collapses-in-Cavite
 



2018-05-20 - Person has 'medical emergency' at concert in Laredo (Texas), people freak out:
http://www.kgns.tv/content/news/Medical-incident-causes-chaos-at-Student-Activity-Complex-483240581.html

Quote: "Students and Parents who were attending an event at the UISD Student Activity Complex over the weekend got a scare when a medical emergency got out of hand. According to several parents, the situation happened after a person attending the spring concert was in need of medical assistance. Someone then ran into the auditorium to seek help. During the confusion, it was reported that someone misinterpreted the incident as an alleged active shooter situation."

2018-05-20 - Magnitude 5.2 earthquake strikes southeast of Xalpatlahuac (Mexico):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EQ-20180521-63199-MEX
http://www.cnn.com/2018/05/21/americas/mexico-city-earthquake/index.html

2018-05-20 - Potential historic Arctic warming scenario in the GFS Model forecast for late May:
http://robertscribbler.com/2018/05/20/potential-historic-arctic-warming-scenario-in-the-gfs-model-forecast-for-late-may/

2018-05-20 - Tornado touches down in or near Austin (Texas):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=TO-20180521-63191-USA
http://www.kxan.com/video/tornado-in-leander-damages-several-homes_20180521013246/1190102852
http://www.easttexasmatters.com/news/local-news/ef-1-tornado-hits-portions-of-austin-area-during-early-morning-storms/1189963291

2018-05-20 - Heavy rain and flooding hit Tripura (India):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FL-20180521-63197-IND

2018-05-20 - Heavy rain and flooding hit Henan Province (China):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FL-20180521-63202-CHN

2018-05-20 - Waterspout filmed off Fort Morgan (Alabama):
http://www.wsfa.com/story/38229971/fort-morgan-waterspout-captured-in-pictures-video
http://www.sott.net/article/386029-Waterspout-captured-on-camera-off-Fort-Morgan-Alabama

2018-05-20 - 'Landspout' tornado filmed near Pearl (Illinois):
http://www.kmov.com/story/38206122/viewer-catches-landspout-tornado-on-video-in-illinois
http://www.sott.net/article/386031-Viewer-films-landspout-tornado-near-Pearl-Illinois

2018-05-20 - Ebola outbreak continues in the Democratic Republic of Congo:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_update&edis_id=EH-20180508-63014-COG

Quote: "Congo's health ministry says there is one new death from Ebola, bringing to 26 the number of deaths from the deadly outbreak in Equateur province in the country's northwest. Four new cases have been confirmed as Ebola, said the health ministry in a statement released early Sunday. A total of 46 cases of hemorrhagic fever have been reported in the current outbreak, including 21 confirmed cases of Ebola, 21 probable and four suspected."

2018-05-20 - Scientists turn to robotic replacements as declining bee numbers threaten global food security:
http://www.rt.com/news/427230-world-bee-day-pollination/
http://www.sott.net/article/386037-Bee-gone-Scientists-turn-to-robotic-replacements-as-declining-bee-numbers-threaten-global-food-security

2018-05-20 - Storage capacity of radioactive water at Fukushima power plant in Japan nears limit:
http://www.stltoday.com/news/world/storage-capacity-of-radioactive-water-at-fukushima-power-plant-nears/article_c3d8c9f8-4cdd-5a5e-b99b-f06fdc5ddde7.html

2018-05-20 - Average price of gasoline in the US hits $3/gallon:
http://www.nbc11news.com/content/news/Average-price-of-US-gas-jumps-10-cents-to-3-a-gallon-483155551.html

Quote: "The average price of regular-grade gasoline in the U.S. jumped 10 cents a gallon over the past two weeks to $3.00. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey said Sunday that the price has spiked 41 cents over the past three months."

2018-05-20 - Michigan sets precedent by passing law that effectively bans NSA's data collection practices:
http://thefreethoughtproject.com/state-sets-massive-precedent-passes-law-ban-nsa/
http://www.sott.net/article/386052-Michigan-sets-precedent-by-passing-law-that-effectively-bans-NSAs-illegal-data-collection-practices

2018-05-20 - Wells Fargo employees altered business customers' data:
http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/wells-fargo-employees-altered-business-customers-data/ar-AAxpDxe
 

6 comments:

  1. Greetings everyone. I trust you're all alive and well.

    After erasing all mentions of climate change, National Park Service releases uncensored report
    https://thinkprogress.org/national-park-service-releases-uncensored-sea-level-rise-report-33a92e585aa1/

    The study's lead scientist said she was "extremely happy" that mentions of climate change were restored.

    The report highlights the climate risks at 118 coastal national park sites. While the impact will vary depending on the location and how much global temperatures increase, the report finds that parks in North Carolina’s Outer Banks are at the greatest risk from sea level rise. [more]

    Judge orders Vancouver, Wash., teen to start paying off $37M for starting Columbia Gorge wildfire
    https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/judge-teen-must-repay-37m-for-starting-oregon-wildfire/

    The 15-year-old from Vancouver, Wash., this year acknowledged he threw two fireworks in Eagle Creek Canyon on Sept. 2, causing the huge fire and devastating a major outdoor tourist attraction. The judge says that the boy can set up a payment plan, though payments can be halted after 10 years. [more]

    [from the new Why Not Just Nuke 'Em desk]
    U.S. Proposes End of Grizzly-Baiting Ban in Alaska's National Preserves
    https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2018-05-21/us-proposes-end-of-grizzly-baiting-ban-in-alaskas-national-preserves

    [bring a howitzer, machine gun or bazooka - just KILL all wildlife]

    Pakistan Heatwave Kills 65 People in Karachi - Welfare Organization
    https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2018-05-21/pakistan-heatwave-kills-65-people-in-karachi-welfare-organization

    A heatwave has killed 65 people in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi over the past three days, a social welfare organization said on Tuesday, amid fears the death toll could climb as the high temperatures persist. [more]

    [adding to the "possible toppler" list]
    Man dies after falling into baggage level at San Francisco airport
    https://www.yahoo.com/news/man-dies-falling-baggage-level-175600774.html

    “At approximately 8:45am PDT, a male, aged approximately late 50s/early 60s, fell from the mezzanine level in Terminal 3 down to the baggage claim level”, airport spokesman Doug Yakel said in an email. [more]

    Indonesia's most volatile volcano erupts again
    https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/indonesias-most-volatile-volcano-erupts-again/

    How weakened U.S. fossil fuel regulations threaten environmental justice in Colorado
    https://www.salon.com/2018/05/20/how-weakened-u-s-fossil-fuel-regulations-threaten-environmental-justice-in-colorado_partner/

    From the start, President Donald Trump’s administration has made dismantling regulations, especially for the oil, gas and coal industries, a top priority.

    Even among people who support drilling, many believe these industries need to be more regulated. The residents I have interviewed report feeling uncertain and vulnerable. They tell researchers like me they consider themselves powerless to control their surroundings or to protect the environment, their health or their property. Reducing regulations even more will only intensify these problems. [more]

    Food washing process may be causing outbreaks of poisoning
    https://www.yahoo.com/news/food-washing-process-may-causing-095542831.html

    Outbreaks of food poisoning could be caused by an industry standard cleaning procedure used for fresh produce like salads, according to scientists in the UK. Stuart McDill reports. [more]

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  2. [from our We Call BULLSHIT On 'at! dept.]
    UK's largest power station pilots project that could result in 'carbon negative' electricity production
    https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/21/drax-pilots-project-that-could-result-in-carbon-negative-electricity.html

    The U.K.'s largest power station is to pilot a program that could make its renewable electricity "carbon negative" — meaning that it takes out more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than it creates.

    Originally built as a coal-fired power station, Drax in North Yorkshire, England, has been focusing on renewables in recent years and this new bioenergy carbon capture storage (BECCS) project is claimed to be the first of its kind in Europe.

    The scheme will involve Drax partnering with C-Capture, a spin-out from the University of Leeds that designs solvent systems for the removal of carbon dioxide from gas streams. Drax will invest £400,000 ($536,706) in the project, according to a statement at the weekend. [more; it's a scheme all right . ..]

    Iran promises EU it will adhere to nuke deal 'on one condition'
    https://www.sott.net/article/386191-Iran-promises-EU-it-will-adhere-to-nuke-deal-on-one-condition

    Iran has promised the EU to adhere to the terms of the 2015 nuclear agreement provided that EU countries make up for the damage Tehran may suffer from US sanctions, Iran's nuclear chief, Vice President Ali Akbar Salehi told reporters. [more]

    FBI and CIA re-booted the Cold War in order to cover their own election meddling
    https://www.sott.net/article/386181-FBI-and-CIA-re-booted-the-Cold-War-in-order-to-cover-their-own-election-meddling

    [SOTT]Comment: What's remarkable at this point is how easily the 'Russian collusion' narrative is not only crumbling around their feet, but upon further investigation and rigorous questioning, reveals just how criminally elements of the US intelligence community have behaved; not Trump.

    Watch Deep State mouthpiece and hack author of Russian Roullete Michael Isikoff try to talk his way out of the damning facts he unwittingly presents in his own book about ex-CIA chief John Brennan! [more; see ~ 5 min. video]

    Trump using NATO to get 'disloyal' Europeans into line
    https://www.sott.net/article/386184-Trump-using-NATO-to-get-disloyal-Europeans-into-line

    The growing rift in the transatlantic alliance is set to blow wide open after US President Trump used a top-level meeting with NATO this week to blast Germany and other European members for being "disloyal".

    Sounding like a Mafia don, Trump warned that such NATO members "will be dealt with". [more]

    Trump admin slaps even more sanctions on Venezuela after Maduro's re-election
    https://www.sott.net/article/386192-Trump-admin-slaps-even-more-sanctions-on-Venezuela-after-Maduros-re-election

    [attaway to kick 'em when they're down!]

    The Trump administration has stepped up economic pressure on Venezuela, announcing new financial sanctions which prohibit US citizens from purchasing any Venezuelan debt. [more]

    Remains of gray whale found near Bowerman Airport, Washington
    https://www.sott.net/article/386197-Remains-of-gray-whale-found-near-Bowerman-Airport-Washington

    Post mortem on pygmy sperm whale ashore in Melbourne, Australia
    https://www.sott.net/article/386195-Post-mortem-on-pygmy-sperm-whale-ashore-in-Melbourne-Australia

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  3. Deadly Nipah virus has no cure, little is known about its transmission, and it has re-emerged in India
    https://www.sott.net/article/386187-Deadly-Nipah-virus-has-no-cure-little-is-known-about-its-transmission-and-it-has-re-emerged-in-India

    At least nine people in southern India have died in cases linked to an outbreak of the rare and extremely deadly Nipah virus, according to a report by the BBC.

    Nipah is considered a newly emerging deadly virus - scientists only found out that it could jump from bats to other species, including humans, within the past 20 years.

    The disease is currently incurable and can be transmitted from person to person. It has killed between 40 percent and 75 percent of infected people in most outbreaks. [more]

    Tuesday, 22 May 2018
    A great explanation of what is behind the threats against Iran

    Iran Switches From Dollar To Euro - US Labels Bank Terrorist
    http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/05/a-great-explanation-of-what-is-behind.html

    [~ 8 min. video of Jimmy Dore Show]

    Iran's Rouhani responds to US threats

    World Does Not Accept US Deciding For All Countries
    http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/05/irans-rouhani-responds-to-us-threats.html

    New Zealand's growing sea of plastic a symptom of a larger predicament
    http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/05/theycan-talk-about-solutions-as-much-as.html

    [full page article with links to other stories]

    Syrian Army Has Detained 300 French Military

    Syria Holds French US and Israeli Prisoners of War
    http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/05/syrian-army-has-detained-300-french.html

    77 Million Square Feet Of Retail Space And Counting – America’s Retail Apocalypse Is Spiraling Out Of Control In 2018
    http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/77-million-square-feet-of-retail-space-and-counting-americas-retail-apocalypse-is-spiraling-out-of-control-in-2018

    In 2017 we absolutely shattered the all-time record for retail store closings in a single year, and this year it looks like we are going to shatter the record once again. In fact, there are some that are projecting that up to 9,000 retail stores could close by the time that we get to the end of this calendar year. Already, the amount of retail space that has shut down is simply jaw-dropping. If you total up all of the retail store closings that have been announced so far in 2018, it accounts for 77 million square feet of retail space. Let that number sink in for a bit. Many shopping centers and strip malls around the country already have a post-apocalyptic feel to them, and more “space available” signs are going up with each passing day.
    [more]

    While parts of North America had its coldest April for 20 years April 2018 was 3rd warmest on record for the globe...NOAA
    http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/05/while-parts-of-north-america-had-its.html

    Corrosive as diluted battery acid Sulfur Dioxide levels off the scale giant clouds of acid and fine glass methane and lava haze Kilauea volcano
    http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/05/corrosive-as-diluted-battery-acid.html

    Inhaling sulfur dioxide is associated with increased respiratory symptoms and disease, difficulty in breathing, and premature death. [more; look at the map of SO2 concentration]

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  4. [For our "feel good" segment, today]
    A dog adopted 9 ducklings after their mom disappeared, and it's impossibly cute
    https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/whats-hot/a-dog-adopted-9-ducklings-after-their-mom-disappeared-and-its-impossibly-cute/ar-AAxCP0V

    Fred, a 10-year-old labrador, has been caring for the chicks at Mountfitchet Castle in Essex, England, since their mom disappeared last week.

    Pictures taken by the manager at the castle, a local tourist attraction, show the ducklings nestling under Fred and riding around on his back. Fred lives at the castle as its "resident dog."

    the ducklings sleep in Fred's dog basket, and have been for a swim with him in the castle moat. [more]

    Creative Self-Destruction
    http://ponziworld.blogspot.com/2018/05/the-future-has-been-consumed.html

    Disintegration is masquerading as progress...

    Yesterday we saw that short-covering in junk Energy stocks is the leading trade since the beginning of April. These same stocks were leading after the election as well. Subsequently, they are making a lower high, while Consumer Staples are making a lower low, and the over-owned Internet stocks are at all time highs.

    Over the course of this rally, the market now embeds disintegration - leadership by the junkiest stocks, record crowding into the largest cap stocks, and implosion of the safe haven stocks [more; see charts, graphs]

    Venezuela’s hungry citizens hunt wildlife, zoo animals, as economic crisis grows – “I can’t imagine a place in the world where they let the animals suffer so much”
    http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/05/venezuelas-hungry-citizens-hunt.html

    [this illustrates the modern human predicament (the choice between a livable planet and short term MONEY)]
    Idle coal-fired power plant in Australia will reopen to power bitcoin mining
    http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/05/idle-coal-fired-power-plant-in.html

    Sure, you could mine bitcoin on that old PC in your garage, or you could use a whole power station to do it.

    That's the idea behind the Blockchain Application Centre -- an Aussie tech initiative that will see one of the country's now-shuttered coal-fired power plants reopened to provide cheap power for blockchain applications.

    It's the work of Australian tech company IOT Group, which has partnered with local power company Hunter Energy on the project. According to The Age, Hunter Energy will recommission the Redbank power station in the Hunter Valley, two hours drive north of Sydney.

    Once the power plant is reopened (expected to be completed within 12 months), it will offer wholesale or "pre-grid" power prices to blockchain companies, allowing them to do things like mining cryptocurrencies, without having to pay retail power prices. [more; hey, fuck the planet, gimme dat bitcoin!]

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  5. Climate science misrepresented by House Science Committee members
    http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/05/climate-science-misrepresented-by-house.html

    [all the bullshit ideas are represented - including the recent "rocks falling into the sea!" theory; more proof "our" government LIES to us (all the time)]

    Iran in The Crosshairs as The Empire Enters Its Mad Dog Days
    https://www.sott.net/article/386245-Iran-in-The-Crosshairs-as-The-Empire-Enters-Its-Mad-Dog-Days

    US And Israel Holding Global Economy Hostage in Showdown With Iran
    https://www.sott.net/article/386230-US-And-Israel-Holding-Global-Economy-Hostage-in-Showdown-With-Iran

    Dramatic flooding in Dagestan, Russia
    https://www.sott.net/article/386250-Dramatic-flooding-in-Dagestan-Russia

    Heavy rainfall turn streets into rivers in Krasnodar, Russia
    https://www.sott.net/article/386248-Heavy-rainfall-turn-streets-into-rivers-in-Krasnodar-Russia

    9,191 people died of animal attacks across India in 2017-18 - the highest in 5 years
    https://www.sott.net/article/386201-9191-people-died-of-animal-attacks-across-India-in-2017-18-the-highest-in-5-years

    In defense of Acupuncture
    https://www.sott.net/article/386229-In-defense-of-Acupuncture

    [what did it for me was when my (now deceased) pit bull had acupuncture treatments for 6 weeks for a "torn" acl, after which he was ready for swim therapy for another 6 weeks - he completely healed; in other words you don't have to believe it - it WORKS, even if you don't know how or why]

    Late to the game: Mainstream medicine now says it's okay to eat eggs
    https://www.sott.net/article/386259-Late-to-the-game-Mainstream-medicine-now-says-its-okay-to-eat-eggs

    What is this bright luminous «X» in the clouds? Extremely rare antisolar arc forms like a portal to another dimension in the sky over Oslo in Norway
    http://strangesounds.org/2018/05/antisolar-arc-norway-x-clouds-pictures.html

    Wow! That is extremely rare! What is this strange glowing X floating in the sky over the Gardermoen Oslo Airport in Norway? Is that a portal to another dimension? This strange atmospheric phenomenon is called an Antisolar Arc… And it is kind of out-of-this-world. [more]

    Video: Crazy winds topple giant crane in Astana, Kazakhstan
    http://strangesounds.org/2018/05/video-crazy-winds-topple-giant-crane-in-astana-kazakhstan.html

    Today, hurricane force winds engulfed Astana, the capital city of Kazakhstan, toppling down a giant crane. Hail also badly hit the region. Another weather anomaly [more]

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  6. [big hint from Captain Obvious: If ya can't breathe the air, it's time to gtf out!]
    Hawaii volcano shooting lava 150 feet into the air, as emissions boost ER visits
    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/hawaii-volcano-shooting-lava-150-feet-into-the-air-as-emissions-boost-er-visits/ar-AAxE0uT

    [here's to Transparency in Government]
    EPA prevents three news organizations from attending conference on water contaminants
    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/epa-prevents-three-news-organizations-from-attending-conference-on-water-contaminants/ar-AAxE8Ds

    [uhm, last time I checked, Scott . . you work for US!]


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